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From: "Pauline Gray-Snitwongse" <>
Subject: Re: [MDGARRET] Much ado about Indian Blood!
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 16:48:06 -0400
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Just wondering if anyone who owns the book would look for the name Kettle or
Uphole/Uphold. Margurite Uphole or Kettle who married John Hileman has
been a hard nut to crack (if you'll excuse the expression).

Thanks,
Pauline
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Subject: Re: [MDGARRET] Much ado about Indian Blood!


> Hi Pat! Thanks for the info on the book. I am a novice in this geneaology
> stuff, but have a lot of info I need to compact. Yes, the Friend family is
> kin somehow with the Savage side of my family and yes I did a typo on Sang
> Run. We visited out there quite a few years back with my Mom & Dad, The
> Hornes from Warner Robins, GA and went to a Family Reunion for the Savage
> Clan. My mom is the Daughter of Cressa Savage Scales(now deceased). We
> stayed at a cabin on the side of the mountain on the Deep Creek Lake and I
> remember it was nearly 105 degrees then up there and no AC except in the
> cars. Anyway, there was a write up in a local paper about that time about
> the Savage heritage and recognition of the area. It was said the our Great
> Great Grandfather was one of the Expedition that Surveyed and mapped the
> area, but they almost perished atop one of the mountain passes. Anyway,
> they were finally rescued and settled in Sang Run I guess. They said the
> Savage River, Savage Mountain Ran!
> ge was named after him. Anyway, we also visited the old home site where
> my Grandmother lived on top on one of the mountains up there. Whew, what a
> drive up it. Glad a I had a Dodge 4 wheel drive truck. Anyway, an relative
> named Beula Mickler lived up there in a trailer house(she is now deceased)
> and her son was there named Jim. She also has a son named Dennis. Don't
> know where they are since she died. One of the relatives though had built
> a nice log home up there also, but don't remember who it was. Not sure of
> the disposition of the property since Beula passed away either. She was
> the only link of information my Mom had up there, so we have been several
> years without any. My Mom is still alive though and at 85 is doing pretty
> good. I just purchased her a book from Blair Savage. It was a good deal
> about his personal life though she said and had some missing information
> in it. She sent him a lot of information to see if he was interested, but
> he never replied back to her a!
> bout it yet?? Don't know if he will or not. Anyway, being down the lin
> e as I am, I have a lot of heritage to follow through on from my Moms side
> of the family as well as my Fathers side, so any info I can gather is
> appreciative for sure.
> Well, hope I am not to far off the rabbit trail for you, and enjoyed
> sharing with you on this. Rick Horne
>
>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: <>
>>
>> | Been watching the messages about the book "Indian Blood" It seems
>> this
>> book has escalated in value over the years quite considerably, and
>> actually
>> becoming a Rare Collectable. Only abot 2 copies are found for sale by my
>> search. One on eBay and one on Amazon. A search of Libaries that have it
>> available are mostly in the Midwest & further West, but one was in the
>> Auburn University Libary, Auburn, AL.
>> | My Mother has a catalogue from the McClain Publishing Co. in Parsons W.
>> VA
>> from 1993 that has the book in it for $10.00 plus postage, so you can see
>> how it has gone up in value. They have a toll free number listed in the
>> catalougue as 1-800-654-7179 or regular number as 304-478-2881. Don't
>> know
>> if they are still in business or not, but might be worth the call if
>> interested.
>> | Just thought I'd put what I know in here if anyone is interested.
>> | Rick Horne, Grandson of Cressa Alpharetta Savage(Scales), San Run, MD.
>> -----------------------
>> McClain Printing is still in business
>> http://www.mcclainprinting.com/
>> but I am not advertising for them. They do carry a lot of books about the
>> MD
>> / WV area and are worth checking for genealogy too.
>>
>> Indian Blood sold for $6.95 new (that is on the dust cover of my copy) in
>> 1967. I found my copy on-line in 2000 for $35.00.
>>
>> Evelyn Guard Olsen was a FRIEND descendant, the daughter of Clarence
>> Guard
>> and Valerie Blance Friend. Evelyn attended High School in Friendsville,
>> MD
>> and then studied creative writing at the University of Pittsburgh. She
>> died
>> in Glendale, California. This is probably why you find more copies of
>> her
>> books in the west.
>>
>> My copy has written on the front page: "Purchased at Backyard Book Sale:
>> Glendale Historical Society on Sunday, Oct. 24, 1982. Indian Blood is out
>> of
>> print and will not be reprinted, due to Evelyn's family's wishes. There
>> are
>> errors in the book but many, like myself, want to own a copy just because
>> it
>> is about our family line.
>>
>> Now, for genealogy. You said your Cressa Alpharetta Savage Scales
>> grandson,
>> San Run, MD. Did you mean Sang Run, MD? My line is FRIEND, but I have
>> many
>> Savage names in my file too because the families have many connecting
>> marriages. Can you tell us a little about your line?
>> Pat (Friend) Thompson
>>
>>
>>
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